'Main Wapis Aaungi...': Vinesh Phogat Reacts After Defeat In 53kg Semis Of Asian Games Selection Trials

Published 30 May 2026 · local

'Main Wapis Aaungi...': Vinesh Phogat Reacts After Defeat In 53kg Semis Of Asian Games Selection Trials Published By, Last Updated: May 30, 2026, 17:53 IST

'Main Wapis Aaungi...': Vinesh Phogat Reacts After Defeat In 53kg Semis Of Asian Games Selection Trials Published By, Last Updated: May 30, 2026, 17:53 IST Vinesh vows to come back, says she will keep preparing, but does not specify where she will compete next. Vinesh Phogat reacts after defeat in selection trials. (Picture Credit: PTI) Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the semifinal of 53kg selection trails for the Asian Games 2026. She was knocked out by Meenakshi Goyat 4-6 in a tense semifinal bout on Saturday evening. The loss dashed Vinesh’s hopes of a comeback and her chances of securing a berth at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan later this year. VIDEO | Delhi: Vinesh Phogat’s Asian Games dream dashed as wrestler loses semifinal bout to Meenakshi 6-4.(Full video available on PTI Videos –) pic.twitter.com/waGGmBVN3H — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 30, 2026 After going down against Meenakshi, before leaving the mat Vinesh stated that she will come back. “Main wapis aaungi, wapis aaungi iss mat par (I will return)," Vinesh said.

VIDEO | Delhi: “I will come back", says Wrestler Vinesh Phogat after losing semifinal bout to Meenakshi Goyat in Asian Games selection trials.(Full video available on PTI Videos –) pic.twitter.com/ZXWKYdoRZC — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 30, 2026 Phogat asserted that she has “not failed" after exiting the selection trials and vows to come back stronger. #WATCH | दिल्ली | रेसलर विनेश फोगट ने कहा, “पूरा सिस्टम एक ओर था और मैं व मेरी टीम एक तरफ बैठे थे… सभी लोग मिले हुए हैं और एकतरफा लड़ाई है… मुझे हार या जीत से कोई समस्या नहीं है। पहली बार मैं नहीं हार रही हूं और हम हार कर ही सीखते हैं लेकिन जब पूरा सिस्टम आपके खिलाफ खड़ा हो… pic.twitter.com/ZRIPk5up2B— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) May 30, 2026 “I have not failed. I was fighting a whole system, I was on one side and everyone else on the other," Vinesh added, referring to her longstanding battle with the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). “I had to fight for every point, I was not given a fair deal." VIDEO | Delhi: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat speaks to PTI and alleges bias and cheating in the Asian Games selection trials after losing in the semifinal, and vows to come back stronger.She says, “I am very grateful to the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court for granting… pic.twitter.com/unGQIIIw0L — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 30, 2026 Vinesh also vowed to come back, saying she will keep preparing, but did not specify where she would compete next.